escarp, escarpe, scarp

[ESCARP, v.; SCARP, 8. Fort.: That side of the ditch surrounding or in front of a work, and forming the exterior of the rampart; a scarp. On the other side of the ditch is the counterscarp (q. v.). [SCARP; COUNTERSCARP.] ěs-carp'-měnt, s. [Fr., from escar per=to cut away in slopes.] I. Ord. Lang .: A precipitous or abrupt face of a hill or ridge of land; a cliff. II. Technically : 1. Fort .: Ground cut away so as to present a nearly perpendicular face, and thus render the position inacce ible to an enemy. 2. Geog. & Geol .: The abrupt face of a ridge of high land. es-car-těl, v. t. [O. Fr. escarleter; Fr. écarteler to quarter.] Her.: To cut or notch in a square form, or acro . ěs-car'-tel-êe, a. [Fr.] Her.: Cut or notched in a square form, or acro . těsçh, těsçhe, s. [ASH.] (Scotch and North of England dialect. Esche is in Prompt . Parv .)